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It's Friday, So We Need to Take Some Time to Talk About ROBOT HOOKERS!

By 2050, scientists predict that the sex trafficking industry and spread of STDs may be experiencing a downward spike thanks to... ROBOT HOOKERS! (Why yes, I do have to write that in caps every time, thanks.) Stepford Wives, anyone?

Although technology is clearly already headed in this direction (Exhibit A: Roxxy the Sex Robot), we're about to get real speculative and Blade Runner-ish up in here. A paper by two New Zealand research students indicates that the future of sex work will see the prostitutes of famous spots such as Amsterdam's red light district replaced by cyborgs. As a result, their bodies will be as perfect as genetic engineering can be (and as diverse as one can imagine), and their services will cost upwards of $9,000. The paper also suggests that the city council would be in control of their services and prices.

Despite the myriad pros that this dystopian adventure would bring, there are some cons. For instance, as a result, men would feel far less guilt straying from a monogamous marriage or couple, since they're not cheating on their wives with people. I...don't really see how that softens the blow of having your husband hook up with a toaster oven with hair, but OK! And another negative element: thousands of sex workers would be out of a job, no matter how dismal that job may be. Weird, right? What do you think the future of long-term relationships is, if this all comes to pass? HOLY ROBOT HOOKERS, BATMAN.